More than 250,000 people in Bulgaria took a test to establish their HIV status in 2021, the Ministry of Health has announced.
19 new HIV-positive people have been established since the beginning of this year. 3,721 HIV-positive people have been registered in the country in the period from 1986 until 2021. 93% of the newly registered people with HIV in 2021 contracted the infection through sex, and 6% - through injecting drug use. At 35%, the age group affected most is the 30 to 39-year-olds, followed by the 20 to 29-year-olds. The number of newly registered men is six times higher than women.
The fire in a discotheque in the Macedonian town of Kocani, which killed 59 young people and injured more than 150, has prompted preventive action by the authorities in Bulgaria. The fire service has launched additional inspections of nearly 260..
Dozens of people have responded to the call of the Pirogov Emergency Hospital in Sofia to donate blood in support of the victims of the fire in Kočani, North Macedonia. The campaign is organized by the Bulgarian Red Cross. It will..
Rules for mark-ups in stores and regulated prices for 22 basic food products are provided for in a new draft law, which was presented today at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. "As a government, we are obliged to take care of..
March 18, 2025 has been declared a National Day of Mourning in memory of the young people who died in the tragic fire in a nightclub in the town of..
The import of manpower from non-EU countries is record high, but does not cover the needs of the business sector. Since the beginning of the year, 4,202..
Six residents of the town of Kocani from North Macedonia are traveling to the Pirogov Hospital in Sofia to donate blood. They have the rare blood type..
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